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Description of problem: The VNC clipboard does not copy and paste Unicode characters correctly.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.9.0-14.el8_1
How reproducible: Consistently
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up TigerVNC server.
2. Connect to the server from another system using TigerVNC client.
3. Copy Unicode characters on the client system (I used Greek characters, but the em dash also doesn't copy properly)
4. Paste into a terminal or notepad on the server system via the TigerVNC client.
Actual results:
Any Unicode characters are pasted as '?' instead of its proper encoding ('αβγδε' becomes '?????', for instance).
Expected results:
Unicode characters are copy and pasted properly.
Additional info:
- This appears to have been resolved in an upstream bug: https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/issues/20
- This also exists in RHEL 7.8.
Reproducer:
1. Spawned vncserver for different user on a local VM
3. Opened Gedit in a VM, place characters "αβγδε" to Gedit, leave Gedit open
2. Connect to the server via vncviewer
3. Minimize vncviewer, Copy the string from gedit
4. Go to vncviewer, open gedit in the remote session
5. Paste the string
The string was successfuly pasted,
tigervnc-1.10.1-1.el8.x86_64
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (tigervnc bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:4683
Description of problem: The VNC clipboard does not copy and paste Unicode characters correctly. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.9.0-14.el8_1 How reproducible: Consistently Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set up TigerVNC server. 2. Connect to the server from another system using TigerVNC client. 3. Copy Unicode characters on the client system (I used Greek characters, but the em dash also doesn't copy properly) 4. Paste into a terminal or notepad on the server system via the TigerVNC client. Actual results: Any Unicode characters are pasted as '?' instead of its proper encoding ('αβγδε' becomes '?????', for instance). Expected results: Unicode characters are copy and pasted properly. Additional info: - This appears to have been resolved in an upstream bug: https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/issues/20 - This also exists in RHEL 7.8.